A glass-bottom boat is surrounded with kayaks at Silver Springs. Jeff Brown, 34, is a fitter, who cuts and bends aluminum. “I used to go to Silver Springs on field trips for school.” ...

Silver Springs is famed for its glass-bottom boats. The first was invented by Hullam Jones in 1878 by installing a glass viewing box on bottom of a dugout canoe.

OCALA — Florida’s 150 years of treating tourists to gushing springs, lolling manatees, curious fish and emerald grasses undulating in invisible currents is about to take a turn because of a ...

You can take an underwater tour of the springs from the comfort of a boat at Silver Springs Park. The “Glass Bottom Boats” is one of Florida’s oldest attractions letting you see below the ...

It's a Florida twist on the classic question: Is the glass-bottom boat half empty or half full?

You can experience a tour on one of the world-famous glass bottom boats on one of America’s largest springs. The 30-minute glass-bottom boat tour runs every 15-20 minutes, 365 days a year, and ...

Wooden glass bottom boat stirs memories of Silver Springs. Marian Rizzo, GateHouse Florida. OCALA — While visiting a glass bottom boat display at the Silver River Museum complex recently, ...

Florida's 150 years of treating tourists to gushing springs, lolling manatees, curious fish and emerald grasses undulating in invisible currents is about to take a turn because of a chance remark.

A glass-bottom boat is docked for a tour at Silver Springs State Park. Until Florida cities began to pump water from the springs’ source, the underlying Floridan Aquifer, Silver was the world ...

Florida’s 150 years of treating tourists to gushing springs, lolling manatees, curious fish and emerald grasses undulating in invisible currents is about to take a turn because of a chance remark.